01The arm of Narasimha
At Jyotirmath, in the temple of Narsingh Badri, the left wrist of the Narasimha murti is said to grow thinner year by year. The Garhwal tradition says that when it falls, the two mountains that guard Badrinath, Nara and Narayana, also called Jaya and Vijaya, will close the path, and the Bhagwan will be worshipped at Bhavishya Badri instead. The murti here is a Narasimha that devotees say is still taking form in the stone.
02Up the Dhauliganga
The road east from Jyotirmath follows the Dhauliganga past Tapovan towards the Niti valley. At Saldhar, about 19 km out, a foot-path climbs some 6 km through deodar and oak to Subhain and the temple. It is the least visited of the Panch Badri, and the walk is the darshan. The same valley was struck by the flood of 7 February 2021, when a rock and ice fall on the Rishiganga swept down to Tapovan.
The life of this place
- 7 Feb 2021The Rishiganga–Dhauliganga flood strikes Tapovan, on the approach to Bhavishya Badri.
Drive from Jyotirmath to Saldhar (about 19 km), then walk about 6 km to Subhain. Go between May and October and carry food and water.
